Podcast Episodes

Cosmic Queries – Physics All Around Us

Season 15 Episode 103

What would aliens think of our inventions? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan questions on Maxwell’s Equations, the symmetry of t…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Low-Mass Mania with Emily Rice

Season 15 Episode 26

Could we find life around low-mass stars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice find out why life might be more likely around low-mass stars, w…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Stars Talk to Neil – Alien Love

Season 15 Episode 25

How certain are we about aliens? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer science questions from celebrities like Kevin Ha…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Debating Pluto's Planethood with Alan Stern

Season 15 Episode 24

Will Neil take back what he said about Pluto? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore planets, dwarf planets, and the Kuiper belt with pl…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Eyes in the Sky with Larissa Rodrigues & Jennifer Holm

Season 15 Episode 23

How is new tech helping protect the rainforest? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn how space technology is helping uncover illegal gol…

2 years ago

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Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Time Cloak with Charles Liu

Season 15 Episode 22

Are black holes places or objects? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer grab-bag questions about distorting spacetime,…

2 years ago

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Things You Thought You Knew – The Geometric Universe

Season 15 Episode 102

What is the Sun’s ecliptic? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down the things you thought you knew about spheres in the universe, nav…

2 years ago

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Eclipses, Cosmic Cataclysms, and More with Janna Levin

Season 15 Episode 101

What can we learn from eclipses? Janna Levin joined by comedian Matt Kirshen and professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Columbia University, Joe …

2 years ago

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Cosmic Queries – Planck Lengths to Supermassive Black Holes with Matt O’Dowd

Season 15 Episode 20

Is space infinitely stretchable? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore fan grab bag questions about supermassive black holes, Planck le…

2 years ago

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Staying Curious with William Shatner

Season 15 Episode 19

What is the value of curiosity? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with William Shatner to explore the nature of spacetime, Star Trek, human curiosity, lo…

2 years ago

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